1888

The Mount Lyell Gold Mining Company was formed by a syndicate of six men.

The mine made little profit.

1892

Two Adelaide financiers who saw a fortune in copper which was being overlooked in the search for gold bought the mine and formed the Mount Lyell Mining Company. Another mine was established at North Mount Lyell.

1893

To build a railway to Strahan, the Mount Lyell Company was liquidated and the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company was created.

1896

A railway was built between Teepookana and Penghana (now Queenstown). By 1901 the line had reached Strahan, and Queenstown was thriving. Full-scale production begins.

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